Japanese Rogue One Trailer: Small Differences, Big Implications

The new Japanese trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is pretty much identical to the US version released last week, except for in a couple of very significant details.

There is some extra dialogue towards the start of the trailer in which Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly) tells Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) and Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) about a coded Imperial message that the Rebellion intercepted: “It indicates that a major weapons test is imminent,” she explains, adding, “We need to know what it is and how to destroy it.” But then the real, “Ooohhhh!” moment comes when Andor says to Jyn, “The message was sent by your father.”

This confirms what actor Mads Mikkelsen unofficially let slip in an interview earlier this year; that his character, Galen Erso, is Jyn’s father, as well as confirming the rumour that he’s working for the Empire.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, directed by Gareth Edwards, is released in the UK on 16 December.